Hindi Medium Music Review: Vintage Chartbusters Do The Trick

It has been a while since one has come across a Hindi film album which has turned out to be a wholesome musical experience. With more and more films turning out to be quintessential multiplex affairs and no real 'desi' film being put together for the big screen that works across A, B and C centers, the music too is getting marginalized. Hence, one waits to be pleasantly surprised with what Hindi Medium has to offer.
Thankfully, there is a huge surprise in store right at the beginning, what with Guru Randhawa and Arjun's Suit Suit being brought to the fore all over again. The song has been playing loud and clear for many month now and has managed to accumulate huge views already. No wonder, it has managed to become huge quite instantly for Hindi Medium as well and this time around Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar feature in there as well, along with Guru Randhawa and Arjun. Composed by Guru Randhawa along with Rajat Nagpal, this is one Punjabi number that truly 'suits' (pun intended) the mood and ambience of Hindi Medium.
With Irrfan and Saba as the new lead couple in the Saket Chaudhary film, they also get a romantic number for them in the form of Hoor. The song has Atif Aslam coming to the forefront all over again (one wonders if the ban on Pakistani artists has been lifted already?) with composers Sachin-Jigar along with lyricist Priya Saraiya making sure that his presence indeed counts. The song has an easy and simple feel to it though somehow one does get an impression that this one doesn't quite connect as instantly as many other Atif Aslam songs have done in the past. Nonetheless, a good hear.
The song that actually connects instantly is Sukhbir's evergreen number Oh Ho Ho Ho which appears in a 'Remix' version. Attend any North Indian wedding and rest assured, you won't miss this song ever. As a matter of fact all the dance floors too, especially up North, have this song ready in the DJ's armor to be played at any point in time when a party threatens to turn dull. No wonder, the musical team of Sukhbir and Abhijit Vaghani along with lyricist Kumaar make this one special all over again for Hindi Medium. There is a rap portion towards the end by Ikka too, though it does seem rather unnecessary.
It may well be necessary though for Ek Jindari to appear in the film, considering its situational appeal. Sung by Taniskaa Sanghvi, who had earlier crooned Sachin-Jigar's non-film song 'Laadki', this one has some sensitive lyrics by Kumaar who moves on from the fun-n-frolic mode of the song heard just a few moments ago. This one should aid in keeping the tempo of the film right, though it is primarily for a few important situations in the film (hence not quite promising a long run once the film's stint in theaters is through).
Ultimately, the music of Hindi Medium primarily relies upon the vintage chartbusters like 'Suit Suit' and 'Oh Ho Ho Ho' which do the trick as well and ensure that the film would get good eyeballs en route release.

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